Lets Talk Dubs

From electrician to car painter to business owner. Randy has been involved with re launch of DKK car club. From the early 80s till now he's had the VW passion running through his veins. Hear the story of Der Speed Shack. The difficulties trying to  start a small parts shop in todays world. Growing up in Fullerton and cruising Whittier Boulevard. Follow randyinstagram    

Bill, George & Jason discuss the One crazy weekend strip cruise, carshow & Poker Run. The good & the bad what to do next year to make it even better. They get into what projects they have been working on. Jason's 65 11 Window update as well as his Double cab by way of Brazil. George is prepping to paint Josephs 59' RHD rag top. The 69 Class 11 street ripper. Bill reviews work on Chop Rod, Zorba the Ghia & He buys Future Shock from Tory. Also how the type 3 rally after party liked seeing the most hi-tec Type 3. All on this episode 

Shannon Aikau is known as the bike builder on hit TV show Count's Kustoms here in Las Vegas. He's also a heavy VW enthusiast.  Hes been building VW's since the early days back in Hawaii. He has built 2 on the TV show. First his Bus then his wife's Ghia. Find out where he sends his bus when he doesn't have time to build it. His camper is an early west sub-hatch. He's a Vegas local at all the car events and supports the local scene.  Follow Shannon @shannon_aikau.official Buy merchandise Here review the podcast here

Stacy Sizelove has been building engines for years. and for the last 17 years he's been at Oldspeed. Building one 700 engines since he's been there. Stacys History goes back to the 1970s. From getting his first bug to working at Small Car Specialties, to DPR Machine then on to his on own path flipping VWs. His story is a great one. We also lear about welded cranks. He also builds most of the DBK engines.  The Pics https://www.letstalkdubs.com/blog https://www.findlayvw.com https://www.damvolks.com https://pedalwerks.com https://vwtrendsmagazine.com Buy Merch here https://www.letstalkdubs.com/showtime.html

We sit with Jason & Jared from RossWulf and talk about their road trip experience at the 2021 Treffen in their Vintage Convertible & low Light Ghia. . From the Friday night Garden Grove meet, Staurday Speedwell Rally then Sundays show  Treffen. RossWulf has also developed some new parts we talk about those and the reason they made them. We also talk about leveling up the Type 34 Game!!! follow Rosswulf@Rosswulf46   The Pics https://www.letstalkdubs.com/blog https://www.findlayvw.com https://www.damvolks.com https://pedalwerks.com https://vwtrendsmagazine.com Buy Merch here https://www.letstalkdubs.com/showtime.html

If you were at the VW Shows of the late 80s there's no doubt that you saw Bad Razz. 1955 raspberry beetle. It was a car to remember. you could even buy the shirt or the poster. Stanley breaks down the purchase, the build and why he picked raspberry. Why he stopped going to VW shows. His time in the ISCA circuit. The come back process. The Pics https://www.letstalkdubs.com/blog https://www.findlayvw.com https://www.damvolks.com https://pedalwerks.com https://vwtrendsmagazine.com Buy Merch here https://www.letstalkdubs.com/showtime.html

Kelly  park VW show in San Jose is a great show that tops off a weekend full of coo VW events That start Friday night with Mark Merrills open house. Saturday morning is the Red Barn Swap meet. Then a gathering at Miguel Zepeda's Z Shop Saturday afternoon. This was Georges First time up north. It ends up not being the adventure we had hoped for...  

Paul Davis has been a staple in the type 3 scene for years. His featured squareback in Hot VWs magazine June of 2016 is a real stunner. This year at El Prado he brought out his 80's style raspberry square back with a picture window & staggered rivieras. we also talk about rare 4 lug wheels.  https://www.findlayvw.com https://www.damvolks.com https://pedalwerks.com https://vwtrendsmagazine.com Buy Merch here https://www.letstalkdubs.com/showtime.html

Listeners make this podcast what it is. They come from all walks of life. Luckily for you guys "Audio" Dave Gruntvig is not just a hardcore VW guy he's also been in the broadcasting world for years. Its because of him that the audio quality of the podcast has gotten better. We hear his story about the great pumpkin bus and his awesome contribution to this podcast with lots of great audio gear. We also talk about the mid-west scene and swap meet fun. https://www.findlayvw.com https://www.damvolks.com https://pedalwerks.com https://vwtrendsmagazine.com Buy Merch here https://www.letstalkdubs.com/showtime.html

This episode we go across the pond to Essex England.  Andy AKA Spike has been turning out some of the highest quality builds in the UK. His style is detail and quality Starting before he could drive his electric blue 1302 beetle was his first conquest. Putting in time with auto body shops he worked  his way from laborer to Shop Manager for  one of the highest quality restorers in the UK. Like most of us we are a bit too determined to do things our way he found him self no choice but to kick start Spikes Vintage  restoration. Since then the the UK scene has not been the same.  https://spikesvintagerestoration.com Buy Merch here https://www.letstalkdubs.com/showtime.html

Lucas Hand promotes a show in Parker AZ. Volks-Jam & Dubs By the Dam. Lucas's also has a deep off-road history. His grandfather Walt Lott was there in the beginning. We talk about some off road history. Riding in the Baja. Mexico Fun and of course the car show he's putting on. One Crazy Weekend Here http://www.findlayvw.com https://www.damvolks.com https://vwtrendsmagazine.com https://pedalwerks.com https://volks-jam.com Support the show here

Representing the South on this weeks show, Scott Sain is a VW enthusiast that took it to another level. If you don't have enough shows near by what do you do? You start your own! Scott had started VW drag nights every July at the South Carolina Motoroplex. It pays BIG time race at his events. Shortly after he started another event German Aire that happens in November. He's always enjoyed building his cars but he also had a few built by KCW. If your in the south you'll need to check out his shows here. http://www.germanaire.com http://www.vwdragnight.com

Selecting an engine platform come with a a lot of questions. Do I go type 1 or type 4? Do you want high revving or big torque? One of the sites I got some basic info from was https://www.type4secrets.com This site has lots of information to help you make your decision.  Tom is from So. Cal and has moved to Wyoming. He's spent lots of time researching type 4 parts & pieces. This podcast will give you an overview of what the type 4 advantages are.  His site is here. Book your room for one crazy weekend here Support the podcast here

While in Sacramento for the Bugorama. I ran into Steve Noll. Talk about a guy who's crazy about his fastback. How about a 200+ page on the samba for the build that started in 2014 till 2021. The set up is more than just a 912E transaxle, 2056 Type 4 or Custom Berts billet spindles. This is a tale of massive obsessive compulsive building. If you get a chance to see this car in person, it's a crazy build. build thread here review the podcast hereVW Trends is our sponsor click below & subscribe today. https://vwtrendsmagazine.com Register for the Poker Run here  

We kick off a roundtable with Tory Alonzo out of Mercer, PA. George & I discuss the Passing of Creighton Muller & Bette Addington. We talk about  buying 80's Show cars. What effects their worth. I might be selling the Carbon Cab. Tory buys Steve Knect's Future shock but there was a few cars possibly before that didn't make the cut. Find out why.

Rick Meredith  has been part of the Southern California VW scene since the mid-seventies. Getting exposed to the California-Look wasn't too difficult. His 1967 Savana Beige car has been in his life for over 40 years. Hear about how he got into DKK & some of the history of the 70's 80's area of the VW scene. What happens when you wreck your VW find out how rick stayed connected to the scene & how the club starts to grow again. To buy merchandise https://www.letstalkdubs.com/store.html   Link to Blog page

John Ercse was introduced to me by Lonnie Reed at the Empi open house. Lonnie said "here's the guy who had the first 1 piece windows" John also still has his first cal-looker from the 1970's Still today! He also helped out some neighbors you may have heard of. Andy & Tommy Costello. He helped those guys with engines & pitting at the races with this young up coming racers. Lots of cool VW history in this one.

What I love about our hobby is that if you want to build a better part. Have at it. Thats where I met Marc Kuttner. While I was walking through the swap meet I met Marc. He has a passion for performance & being an engineer by trade, he made a dial-a- cam gear. His parents were from Germany & that started his trip down the VW path. His 59 Beetle has a 2110 built variable vane turbo so he knows performance. We go deep in cam gear talk. Buckle up & hang on for this podcast.

Joey Giordano snagging his sisters boyfriends oval window. Thats when he got the bug! starting a family young he did all the work himself but things change. He got busy  working and VWs fell to the side for a minute. Once his kids were a bit older he got back into the scene, and not just a little bit. He operates Werkstatt Restorations with help from Jason Wren they are making waves in the Nor Cal area.  https://www.facebook.com/StraightUpDubs/ his Instagram here Insta Buy LTD Merch here 

Shin Watanabe is the Editor for Hot VWs magazine. He has a love for Volkswagens that started when he was just 4 years old. He then went on to get started in the Japanese magazine world covering the American car culture. His love then sent him to reside full time in the US. He, like all of us VW fans cant just have 1. This was recorded at the Bugorama 85 in Sacramento.